5 amazing things you probably didn't know about in the new 'Halo" game

The story of "Halo 5: Guardians" isn't thrilling, but the campaign is still — mostly— a blast to play through. And that multiplayer! It's a real treasure, especially the new "Warzone" mode — the first major evolution in the "Halo" series in years.

As the game was released into the wild on October 27, players have started discovering amazing hidden secrets therein. These are the five best we've seen thus far.

Ground pound an enemy in the air: you can totally smash an enemy from above while they're floating in the air, preparing to slam down on the ground (what is known in "Halo" parlance as a "ground pound").

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You can even use the ground pound to steal someone's vehicle (a ghost in this case):

Spot users with Active Camo by their footprints: on one level, you can see the footprints of enemies using "Active Camo" (an invisibility cloak, basically). Check it:

Going invisible:

See the footprints?

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Booby trap the lift: grab your favorite plasma grenade and throw it into the base of a lift, then wait for the next person to use it and watch as they explode!

Set the trap:

And enjoy:

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Free ammo refills in Warzone mode: you know the glowing green terminal (the "REQ" terminal)? Simply walk up to it for a free refill of your starting weapon ammo.

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And finally, there's a terrifying sand worm that eats oil rigs: one multiplayer level, "The Rig," has a crazy Easter egg that involves performing specific actions so you can watch a massive sand worm eat an oil rig. Sure!

First, you perform a ground pound on this specific platform that looks sort of like a giant button:

Then, after hopping over to a nearby set of cylinders and shooting stuff that pops out of them:

This massive sand worm pops out of the ground and eats an oil rig in the distance: